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City Council OKs crosswalk on Milwaukee

Companies on Milwaukee Street dominated the action at a quick City Council meeting Monday.Zip’s AW Direct President Paul Rottinghaus spoke on the company request to add a pedestrian crosswalk near the intersection of North Maple Avenue across West

Supervisors approve software, discuss attorney’s budget

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors approved a sharing agreement for legal case management software called ProLaw that it can back out of with 30 days of notice, and took up the budget and staffing for the County Attorney’s Office in a discu

School says yes to soccer

The world’s most popular sport is coming to New Hampton High School, thanks to a unanimous vote by the School Board Monday night.Board members voted to add soccer to its sports offerings, beginning in the 2019-20 school year, after hearing from a

Grassley touts ability to reach across aisle

Let’s be perfectly frank here: U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and U.S. Sen.

Well, that turned into nothing

The latest storm to hit the New Hampton area turned out to be one gigantic dud, but it certainly messed up plenty of schedules along the way.After virtually every school in Northeast Iowa called off classes and canceled extra-curricular activities

Troyna settling into new role at helm

Shirley Troyna is settling in as the Chickasaw County Recorder. Troyna has worked two decades in the office, which is when then newly-elected Recorder Cindy Messersmith hired her away from the treasurer’s office.

Hemann out as NH/TV wrestling coach

New Hampton/Turkey Valley wrestling coach Nick Hemann will not complete the season, school officials announced in a terse four-sentence statement released Wednesday afternoon.

Lawler Lions ready for Cowboy Poetry

Carla Dreckman admits she’s almost like a little kid again, although instead of being excited for Christmas morning, the Lawler Lions Club member can’t wait for Cowboy Poetry this weekend.“It’s going very well, and I think now we’re just so ready

Wrestler appreciates being part of historic meet

Sophie Adams wanted more on the mat, but a day after competing in the first ever girls state wrestling tournament, maybe the best way to describe Adams’ take on the event could be summed up in one word — grateful.“I thought it was an amazing exper

Factors in insurance renewal discussed ahead of numbers

As of last Monday, [Jan.

Finally, a real snowstorm

For this season, at least, this qualified as the “Big One” as Old Man Winter finally made an appearance in and around Chickasaw County this past Friday.A fast-moving storm dropped almost eight inches of snow on New Hampton with areas to the north

St. Joe’s students find inspiration in school hallways

Susie Klunder wanted to not only brighten the hallways of St.

Dancers to take the stage for 3D mammography

The committee working to raise funds to bring 3D mammography to New Hampton wanted “something different” for its spring fundraiser and received inspiration from both television and other Iowa communities.And with that, “Dancing with the Stars” is

Cutting back, but still a friend of the hospital’s

Maybe this tells the story of dedicated volunteers like Karen Schwickerath.She arrived for her interview and wondered aloud if she was worth a story?“You know Jenny, I was wrong on how many years I’ve been a member of the auxiliary,” she said to M

New Hampton physician will serve as county’s chief medical examiner

Chickasaw County has a new chief medical examiner after the  Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to appoint Dr.

New Hampton High students show off J-Term work

Despite the impression made by the crime scene Michelle Kipp’s “Criminal Jobs” career exploration class staged for the 2019 J-Term Showcase, most crime scene investigation isn’t high-action.A Division of Criminal Investigation agent in Cedar Falls

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